Unit 4: Legislative Branch VOCAB

Question 1

patent

Answer 1

protection of ideas, good for 20 years

Question 2

copyright

Answer 2

good for life of creator plus 70 years

Question 3

perjury

Answer 3

lying under oath

Question 4

subpoena

Answer 4

a legal order to appear in court

Question 5

doctrine

Answer 5

a principle or fundamental policy

Question 6

when a bill is printed in its final form, it is called being ___________

Answer 6

engrossed

Question 7

to _________ is to assign resources to a particular use

Answer 7

appropriate

Question 8

direct tax

Answer 8

tax that is paid by the person it is imposed to, i.e. income tax

Question 9

what congress are we in

Answer 9

118

Question 10

seniority rule

Answer 10

a tradition that returning, veteran congressmen will be in charge of important committees

Question 11

cloture

Answer 11

60% of senators say they’ll vote on something, forces it to go to final vote, self-limited time

Question 12

quorum

Answer 12

a majority of the Senate

Question 13

fillibuster

Answer 13

holding on to an idea, debating it and debating it and never voting

Question 14

rider bill

Answer 14

minor legislation attatched to major bill

Question 15

who is the leader of the house of representatives?

Answer 15

the Speaker of the House

Question 16

who is the OFFICIAL leader of the Senate?

Answer 16

the VICE PRESIDENT, President of the Senate (sole purpose is tiebreaker)

Question 17

who are the members heading the standing committees in each house?

Answer 17

committee chairs

Question 18

who is the second in command of the Senate?

Answer 18

President Pro-Tempore

Question 19

whip

Answer 19

serves as a liason between the parties, sees how other party feels about issues

Question 20

what types of committees are there?

Answer 20

Standing Committees
Select Committees
Joint Committees

Question 21

what does a conference committee do?

Answer 21

reconcile differences in legislation between Senate and House versions of a bill

Question 22

who has the power to make legislation law?

Answer 22

the executive branch

Question 23

the _______________ heads their party in both houses

Answer 23

majority and minority floor leader

Question 24

power of congress to regulate interstate commerce

Answer 24

commerce power/commerce clause

Question 25

how to interpret the constitution?

Answer 25

liberal constructionist and strict
(LIBERAL = LOOSE INTERPRETATION, we have lots more implied powers, lots of involvement)
(Strict = Exactly what it says, no more, limited government)

Question 26

voting only for your own party

Answer 26

partisanship

Question 27

allows Congressmen to mail materials by using only their signature

Answer 27

franking privelege

Question 28

combining the elements of trustee, delegate and partisan lawmakers

Answer 28

politico

Question 29

after every decennial election, the seats in the House are

Answer 29

reapportioned

Question 30

the U.S. senate only has 1/3 of its seats up for change each election

Answer 30

continuous body

Question 31

Special Session

Answer 31

a session of Congress that the president can call

Question 32

the House seats are _______ based on population

Answer 32

apportioned

Question 33

off-year elections

Answer 33

elections that do not fall of a Presidential election year (2022, 2018)

Question 34

constituency

Answer 34

the voters from each district elect one representative for each district

Question 35

public debt

Answer 35

all the money borrowed by the Fed Gov and not paid back

Question 36

any money taken from citizens and used to pay for public services and goods

Answer 36

TAX

Question 37

legal tender

Answer 37

welfare checks, food stamps, not-money slips which has money and can pay for things monetarily

Question 38

how long is a term in Congress?

Answer 38

2 years for House
6 years for Senate

Question 39

indirect tax

Answer 39

tax paid by one person and passed on to another (healthcare tax? sugar tax?)

Question 40

defecit financing

Answer 40

spending more money than you take in

Question 41

ending a session of congress

Answer 41

adjourn

Question 42

to find not guilty

Answer 42

acquit